← HR Metrics·Compensation & Benefits
Pay-Performance Slope (W6)
Normalized slope of total cash against performance rating within a comparable (function×level) group: 0 = pay is flat across performance (non-differentiation — the W6 reallocatable-waste signal, bonus dollars flowing to low performers), ~1 = a full standard differentiation grid. Steep slope funds differentiation but, unbudgeted, becomes a cost signal.
How it’s computed
normalized_slope(total_cash ~ performance_rating | function×level)
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
What this metric can show you
Pay-Performance Slope (W6) can tell roughly 22 pre-built stories — each a designed scene the data either confirms or it doesn’t. Bring your numbers and the Story Finder runs every one of these shapes against them.
specific to compensation & benefits
A real gradient — now ask if it's pointed at value
compensation · T1
Below the market, across the board
compensation · T1
One group sits apart on a decision that should be neutral
fairness-equity · T1
Pay is drifting from plan
compensation · T1
universal shapes — any single metric can take these
A few large values are doing the talking
any focus · T1
A one-time event, not a trend
any focus · T1
It doesn't track — the premise is false
any focus · T1
It's concentrated — one group stands apart
any focus · T1
Scenes are pre-built; your data is the toggle. Browse the full deck or watch one play end-to-end in The Quiet Exodus.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
sources: toolbox:metrics-catalog